Rich Parker in Alaska @cajun_cheechako@qoto.org
Radio guy, fixes things for real broadcasters, likes pushing tech envelopes
Joined Nov 2022
Juneau's Rico Worl (Trickster) was featured on PRI MarketPlace tonight!
https://www.marketplace.org/2023/01/16/indigenous-siblings-bringing-native-designs-masses/
Happy little clouds ;)
Is the higher one a lenticular cloud?
(looking East from North Douglas, AK)
I generally like to limit posts from the bird site, but in light of the recent gas stove kerfuffle I found this too good not to share:
"...don't need no baggage
You just get on board..."
Happy train ride, Jeff Beck
https://youtu.be/yC_j_dzkaVE
People Get Ready
Every one of you who didn't vote is complicit in what happens next.
Rich Parker in Alaska
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BTW, here's a little interesting fact. You may have noticed that cameras in the House the last few days are frequently focusing on groups of congresspersons and areas other than the front of the chamber. This is NOT typical. C-SPAN operates the cameras and feeds them out. Normally, House leadership controls where the cameras point, and that is virtually always to the front, avoiding any other areas or groups of persons in the chamber. But with the House leadership in limbo, C-SPAN has full control, and they're wisely making the most of it!
Rich Parker in Alaska
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In case you're an author (or any other artist) who has ever wondered if your work makes a difference, I thought I'd share this. Our son was sad about having to return to school. He had a lousy day. Now that he's back, he's resumed reading Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens" and has been laughing and enjoying himself. That book is making him happy. That's what art can do. Never stop making art. You may never hear about it, but someone will love it. #Art #Artists #Books #Bookstodon
Rich Parker in Alaska
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KUCB - an outpost of quality #publicmedia #journalism in Alaska's Aleutian Islands is hiring via Report for America. https://www.reportforamerica.org/newsrooms/kucb-2/ #journalismjobs
Rich Parker in Alaska
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#nativerap
#alaska
"We were made for more than this"
AK Rebel
https://youtu.be/fb8b1x5WB7Y
45°F and raining in Juneau, AK today, 0°F to below zero a couple of weeks ago. Our climate is so weird due to our location between the Pacific Ocean and a giant ice field ;)
https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/earthview/2009/img/tp090916_02e.jpgc
Posting here to get the widest audience. This is a seriously sad thing, stealing regalia.
https://www.ktoo.org/2022/12/30/juneau-woman-searches-for-stolen-regalia-made-by-her-grandmother/
Wild bird folk - on a thread about not dumping grease down the drain, someone suggested pouring it into oatmeal and making suet blocks for wild birds. My wife raised the concern that perhaps bacon grease is too salty and not good for birds. Any thoughts?
Had another 'smartphone won't work' dream last night. At some event, I got tapped to do the weather update. My Bluetooth mic/headset connected to the console just fine. I could see the levels coming from me were good. But when I went to my smartphone to load a page with the most recent weather and forecast, I only got random screens, touch commands often didn't work, and time was running out to go live.
What's weird is that all the other technology in the dream worked as expected - it was only the phone that didn't. I've had similar dreams in the past where the phone doesn't respond.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is it something about my brain's connection to the phone?
Rich Parker in Alaska
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A micro-theatre. I love it. Every park could have one.
#Cities #Urbanism #Park #PublicSpace #Theatre #Art #PerformingArts #Architecture
Rich Parker in Alaska
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Good morning from Alaska, where we're slowly untangling from the Christmas travel snafu. It was especially bad here because SEATAC was closed and bad weather hampered flights in Anchorage, Southeast Alaska and southwest Alaska.
It was a hungry Christmas for thousands of Alaskans because of monthslong delays in SNAP, the state-administered federal food aid program: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/12/24/thousands-of-alaskans-havent-received-food-stamps-in-months-with-no-relief-in-sight/ #Alaska
For Alaska folks who are getting kicked out of Fred Meyer pharmacy - we transferred to Costco and it was quick and efficient - just took a phone call to Costco pharmacy.
My understanding is that you do NOT have to be a Costco member to use the pharmacy.
Merry Christmas from the Richard Parker and Karen Parker household in Alaska.
Late comfort food dinner of tomato soup and grilled cheese.
Listening to the Philadelphia Singers at Logan Square, and remembering my wonderful colleagues, Audrey Bentham and Joyce Lieberman .
A blessing upon your houses from ours in Alaska!
Watching Lessons and Carols from St. John the Divine ((NYC) on now. Everyone came in with heavy coats, but less than 5-10% are wearing masks.
youtu.be/vikKbFNTCSM
Holiday tip
Check your bank/CC statements often.
We got hit pretty bad - wife caught it & the bank Fraud Dept. is on it & will make it right.
Got our AlaskaUSA acct/routing numbers to pull it off.
Only places with those numbers for direct deposit:
Work
Social Security
Alaska PFD
Radio guy, fixes things for real broadcasters, likes pushing tech envelopes
Joined Nov 2022
